Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200330272 - Employee's leg amputated in trash compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 200330272 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 01/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113333587	01/20/1999	5093	0	Python'S Recycling Of Sioux Falls

Abstract: Employee #1 was unclogging a refuse compactor/baler when he fell into the machine. The compactor cycled, amputating his right leg just below the knee.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLOGGED, TRASH COMPACTOR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113333587			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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